Elizabeth Millard
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4 Tips for Foraging
Foraging for the first time can be intimidating, but there are many ways to ease into the adventure.
How to Start Foraging
Tap into your hunter-gatherer roots by learning to find and eat these five wild plants (plus, three recipes to try with your findings!).
The High Price of Farming
Small-scale farming is rife with challenges, including finanical instability and higher rates of depression and suicide.
Meet Your Farmers
Small-scale farming has never been more challenging. These six resilient growers describe how their connection with the earth — and their customers — keeps them inspired.
Is Raw-Milk Cheese Safe to Eat?
Most people do not need to avoid raw-milk cheeses, says our expert.
Can Healing the Soil Help to Stop Climate Change?
The solution to climate change may be right under our feet: Heal the soil and we’ll heal the planet.
Can People Who Are Dairy Intolerant Eat Cheese?
It depends. But, goat and sheep cheeses are often tolerable for people with lactose and casein intolerances.
Is Cheese Good for You?
Is cheese healthy? Many nutrition experts believe it can be if we’re thoughtful about sourcing, ingredients, and quality.
How to Be a Citizen Scientist
Participating in research projects can connect you with nature, fight climate change, and strengthen your community.
10 Steps to Climate-Friendly Eating
How changing what’s on your plate can help heal the planet.
DIY Beauty Using Apple-Cider Vinegar
Make your own skin toner, deodorant, nail soak, and more using apple-cider vinegar.
20 Genius Uses for Apple-Cider Vinegar
This pantry staple can boost your health in many ways — whether enjoyed in bright-tasting dishes and drinks or used in personal-care products.
7 Strategies for Navigating Big Life Changes
These tactics can help you manage the stress that even positive transitions can bring.
When You Can’t Eat Seasonally
Not everyone can eat seasonally all year-round. Fermented, frozen, and canned foods are great options.
The Case for Seasonal Eating
Whole foods have a cyclical rhythm — and so do we. Discover the multiple ways that eating with the seasons can support our health.
5 Tips to Stay Cool Under Pressure
These simple strategies can help steady your nerves when the heat is on.
4 Easy and Effective Strategies to Eat More Veggies
Eating “mostly plants,” as Pollan suggests, doesn’t have to be hard. We asked our experts how to make it easier.
How to Eat More Veggies
Committed to healthier eating? Here’s how to pile your plate with even more vegetables.